Last Thursday night was a celebration of the Year 12 Major Works better known as Illuminate. What a wonderful night, we saw such a wide range of work that it was impossible to get to see everything on offer. There was some innovative work from Design & Technology students demonstrating a sensitivity to the issues facing our modern communities, with anything from new expressions of fashion and consideration for the homeless. Visual Arts students produced a wonderful range of work using a wide range of materials. Our enthusiastic Drama students delivered some hilarious moments, and a talented group of Musicians presented pieces from hip-hop to classical and jazz. What a wonderful selection of work that was on offer. My only regret was that I could not get to everything. Oops, I’ve almost forgot some of the excellent manuscripts that were on offer from students in Extension History, Extension English and Society & Culture. I only had enough time to read a few but what struck me was the level of detail and complexity of the topics. This was work that was foundational to university scripts, well done to these students! Thank you to all who contributed their work. You are all champions for having produced work that demonstrates your passion, skill and understanding of your area of interest. Thank you to all the parents and friends in attendance. Thank you to all the teachers who have supported students to get to this high level of competency and understanding. Thank you to all the support staff who contribute to the audio, lights, displays etc.
I loved Illuminate and I loved the way in which we could come together and support one another as a community. Let’s continue forward with this sense of togetherness.
Mr Roger Young
Deputy Principal/Head of Senior School – Student Development
